Science
Found in 186 Collections and/or Records:
The Papers of Professor Max Born
Papers and correspondence of Professor Max Born, his wife and children, and material concerning their family history. Including photographs and artefacts.
The Papers of Professor William Burcham
The collection relates to Burcham's scientific career, especially his work in the high voltage laboratory under M L E Oliphant and P I Dee which was set up to pursue the findings of Sir John Cockcroft and E T S Walton in splitting atomic nuclei.
The Papers of Sir Aaron Klug
Papers comprising of correspondence to individuals and organisations; research projects; speeches; the Royal Society; drafts and finished manuscripts; businesses engagements; speeches; photographs; slides; awards and artefacts.
The Papers of Sir Charles Oatley
The papers include: account of Oatley's wartime work in the development of radar; papers and correspondence on the development of the Scanning Electron Microscope at the University of Cambridge Engineering Department; papers on Oatley's development of the Electrical Sciences Tripos at Cambridge.
The Papers of Sir Eric Eastwood
This collection consists mainly of material relating to the development of radar and Eastwood's other scientific work and interests, covering radar, ornithology and defence issues. There are copies of his published works as well as many working papers. There are also personal papers including photographs and diaries plus audio-visual material used by Eastwood for lectures is also included.
The Papers of Sir Ian Lloyd
Papers relating to Sir Ian Lloyd's personal life, career, work for Parliamentary Science and Technology Committees, speeches, articles and press cuttings.
The Papers of Sir John Cockcroft
Papers comprising laboratory notebooks, articles, lectures, correspondence and photographs.
Also includes records of the Kapitza Club, 1922-58 and 1966, and copy papers of the Maud Committee, 1940-1.
With offprints of papers by Ernest Rutherford, 1872-1913.
The Papers of Sir John Edward Lennard-Jones
Personal and scientific papers
The Papers of Sir John McGregor Hill
Scientific correspondence and papers, mainly on nuclear power.
The collection is divided into three sections:
Section A: Biographical
Section B: Publications, Speeches and Lectures
Section C: Correspondence
Thomas George Bedford and others: Class Experiments
Typescript of a review by Lu Gwei-Djen of Manfred Porkert's 'The Theoretical Foundations of Chinese Medicine: Systems of Correspondence', (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, 1974), and related documents, 1977-02-03 - 1978-05-02
The related documents comprise a note from the Royal Asiatic Society requesting the review; a copy of the review as published in the 'Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society'.
(Untitled), 14 Jul 1945
Telegram from WSC to Commander in Chief, British Army of Occupation [Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery] marked "Top Secret and Personal" stating that no German research and development establishments should be destroyed.
(Untitled), 08 Jul 1941 - 09 Jul 1941
Minutes [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the idea of WSC writing a letter to the managing director of a particular firm, producing weapons which effectively deal with tanks and aircraft, countering radio beam bombing, and comparing RAF, and German and Italian air force strengths in the Middle East and Mediterranean. [Copies; given running numbers 334, 335, 336, and 337].
(Untitled), 12 Jul 1941
Minutes [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on torpedo output, attacking German oil (referring to "W.P. (41) 162"), the Whittle engine trials, and call-sign evidence from German aeroplanes on the Russian front. [Copies; given running numbers 345, 346 and 347].
(Untitled), 14 Jul 1941
Minutes [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on an intelligence mistake in WSC's "Blue Book" and German high explosive bombs. [Copies; given running numbers 348 and 349].
(Untitled), 16 Jul 1941 - 23 Jul 1941
(Untitled), 25 Jul 1941 - 31 Jul 1941
(Untitled), 07 Aug 1941 - 08 Aug 1941
Minutes [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on methods for ships to send wireless messages with only a slight risk of being located, maintaining "normal amenities" such as brewery plant, and dropping sabotage devices in occupied territory. [Copies; given running numbers 368, 369, 370, and 371].
(Untitled), 15 Aug 1941 - 20 Aug 1941
(Untitled), 20 Aug 1941 - 29 Aug 1941
(Untitled), 01 Sep 1941 - 04 Sep 1941
(Untitled), 04 Sep 1941 - 10 Sep 1941
(Untitled), 28 Sep 1941
Minute [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on experiments on clearing aerodromes of fog. [copy; given running number 420].
(Untitled), 31 Mar 1941
Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on Germany making liquid air explosives. [Copy; given running number 265].
(Untitled), 30 Mar 1941
Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on searchlights on aircraft. [Copy; given running number 264].